unglazed
adjective
Simple meaning
Not having a shiny coating.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
uhnglayzdSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
ənɡˈleɪzd
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
adjective
Not having a shiny coating
Having no glaze (no glazed coating).
Having no glass in the windows; having open spaces as windows, or being windowless.
Not furnished with glass
“Windows were unglazed to admit as much light and air as possible.”
Not glazed; thus
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- C2 · Proficient (estimated)
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: Not having a shiny coating
Used this way, unglazed is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- No strong connotation
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Word Aura describes common impressions, not a measurement. Tone changes with sentence, speaker, relationship and situation.
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- “Windows were unglazed to admit as much light and air as possible.”adjective
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Antonyms
Sense: not having a shiny coating
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